HIVE
RAF Leeming HIVE
GatenbyNorthallerton
North Yorkshire
DL7 9NJ
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Facebook: facebook.com/LeemingHIVEPAGE/
Childcare
RAFA Kidz is located on station and takes children from three months to five years.
Phone: 01677 457592
Opening times: Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 5:30pm.
Housing
The RAF Leeming Service Community Support Officer (SCSO) can offer information, advice and support about all aspects of living as part of the Station community.
The Service Community Support Officer also provides support to serving personnel and their families pre, during and post deployment, signposting to welfare organisations when required.
The Service Community Support Officer is based in the Community Support offices within The Leeming Community Centre (Building 209).
Contact the Service Community Support Officer.
Phone: 01677 457871 or 07766726306
Family contact and temporary accommodation
There are three contact houses at RAF Leeming.
Two are located on The Spinney and one is on Holly Close. All are within walking distance of the Families Club and Spar shop.
Each house has three double bedrooms. The house on Holly Close has an additional single bedroom with bunk beds.
Houses are fully furnished.
The houses cost £26 to rent per night.
Contact the Unit Human Resource:
Phone: 01677 457297
Health and welfare
Medical centre
The Medical Centre at RAF Leeming provides medical care to all service personnel and their dependants registered at RAF Leeming who live in Married Quarters.
Phone: 01677 457567
Opening times: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30am to 5pm, and Wednesday and Friday, 8:30am to midday.
Dental centre
The Dental Centre at RAF Leeming provides dental care to all service personnel only.
Dependants should register with an NHS dental practice.
SOLDIERS’, SAILORS’ AND AIRMEN’S FAMILIES ASSOCIATION (SSAFA)
SSAFA provides a confidential service dealing with a broad range of welfare issues such as
- hospitalisation, long-term sickness, absence, disability
- family, relationships, and personal difficulties
- stress, anxiety, and depression
- bereavement, loss, and grief
- housing, resettlement, and medical discharges
- childcare issues, contact issues, and safeguarding
- adoption
SSAFA PS&SWS
You can now quickly and easily contact us via WhatsApp or Live Chat.
You’ll get exactly the same level of support, but at a time and place that suits you. Or if you’d prefer, you can call our helpline, email us or find us on most stations.
· Talk to us now - Live Chat: please click on the Live Chat button at the top of the page, or in the bottom right corner.
· WhatsApp: +442037690808
· Facebook: facebook.com/ssafarafpssws
· Email: Use our contact form here.
· Call: 0800 058 4690 (UK callers) | +44 20 4570 3939 (Overseas callers)
· In person at most RAF Stations.
Chaplains
The Chaplaincy Team at RAF Leeming is here to provide pastoral and spiritual care for all
personnel and their dependants irrespective of religious belief or status.
The Station Church is located in Building 210b to the right of the Play Hangar / HIVE.
Weekly Sunday Service starts at 9:30am.
Opening times: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Bible study and fellowship groups meet at various times and locations. Contact the Chaplains Clerk for details.
For a listening ear to discuss any matter, please do not hesitate to call in or to ring a member
of the team.
Contact the Chaplaincy Team:
Chaplain:
Phone: 01677 457930 or 01677 457983
Officiating Chaplain (RC):
Phone: 07958717230
Chaplains Clerk:
Phone: 01677 457280
Out of hours emergency:
Phone: 07919305876
Sports
Station gym
There is swipe card access during out of working hours.
Opening times: 24 hours
Induction training on Tuesdays at 4pm and Thursdays at 9am.
Contact the gym:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01677 457284
Sports pitches and courts
For timetables and further information on sports facilities please contact the gym.
Social
Bars and cafés
The Barrel and Bean bar and café
Located on the Station and open to dependants of RAF personnel.
Ask your spouse or partner to apply for RAF ID for you if you want to use them unaccompanied by RAF personnel.
Barrel and Bean Cafe opening times: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 3pm.
Barrel and Bean Bar opening times:
- Monday to Wednesday, 6pm to 11pm
- Thursday, 5pm to 11pm
- Friday, 5pm to midnight
- Saturday and Sunday, midday to 11:30pm
Children and young people
Leeming RAF Community Primary School is located within the Station boundary. More information:
School website: http://www.leeming-raf.n-yorks.sch.uk/
School phone: 01677 422675
There are a broad range of activities and facilities for children and young people at RAF Leeming including several equipped play areas, a skate park, sensory room and a purpose-built youth centre which runs groups for 5 to 19 year olds, Rainbows, Brownies, and Beavers.
Cubs, Scouts and Ju Jitsu clubs also meet on the Station.
To find out more, contact the HIVE.
Other facilities
Spar shop
Accessible to those who live and work on the Station.
Opening times: Monday to Sunday, 7am to 9pm.
Post Office
The Post Office is located in the Spar Shop and is accessible to those who live and work on the Station.
Opening times: Monday to Sunday, 7am to 9pm.
Useful Links and Contacts
RAF Leeming Station magazine Excalibur
RAF Families Federation magazine Envoy
Pathfinder Resettlement magazine
Service Charities - RAF Benevolent Fund, Royal British Legion, RAF Association, SSAFA
Debt Charities - Step Change Debt Charity, Debt Advice Foundation, National Debt Line
Discounts - Defence Discount Service, Blue Light Card, Tickets for Troops, HM Force Railcard
Benefits info - Citizens Advice - Benefits and concessions for the Armed Forces, Check benefits and financial support you can get (gov.uk), Entitled To
Councils - North Yorkshire County Council, Hambleton District Council
Service Families Federations - RAF Families Federation, Army Families Federation, Navy Families Federation
MOD Discover my benefits - outlines support and benefits available to Service Personnel, Civil Servants and families.
Together all an online mental health support service which is free to Service personnel, veterans and their families
Headspace - webpage and app for medication. Free membership available for Service Personnel and Civil Servants.
Kooth - webpage and app for online wellbeing support for Young People. Free membership available for Service dependants.